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Home & Safety
Your Tap Water’s Invisible Problem
Forever chemicals are showing up in the kitchen sink, and massive water main breaks are tearing up the street. The infrastructure bringing water to your home is having a rough week.
Home & Safety
Under Pressure: What Failing Infrastructure and PFAS Mean for Your Home
Aging pipes are bursting in the streets, and anxiety over PFAS in local water supplies is growing. Suddenly, keeping your property safe means looking way past your front door.
Home & Safety
The Fall Safety Audit: Forever Chemicals and the Future of Your Fridge
This fall's safety update tackles two big issues: testing private well water for forever chemicals and the new technology replacing your refrigerator.
Home Projects
The Completion Curveball
Looming furniture tariffs and a new push for private well testing are making the final stages of settling into a home a lot more complicated.
Home & Safety
The Household Hazard Audit
State regulators are cracking down on soil contaminants, and federal grants are targeting magnetic refrigerators. The biggest changes hitting your home right now are entirely invisible.
Home Projects
The Ground Beneath Your Feet
Coastal driveways are collapsing. 'Forever chemicals' are turning up in the garden. The most urgent home maintenance now involves the soil and water we rely on.
Home & Safety
The Home Safety Audit: Driveways and Drinking Water
A massive car seat recall and an escalating legal battle over tap water contamination show that home safety takes constant upkeep.
Energy & Solar
The Great Utility Reshuffle
Mandatory water bans in Denver. Rising bills for lead pipe replacements in Ohio. The basic math of running a home is changing, and you're the one paying for it.
Home & Safety
Exploding Gadgets and Toxic Water: The Hidden Hazards in Your Home
A massive recall of a popular rechargeable hand warmer and a legal showdown over 'forever chemicals' in California tap water are on the radar this week.
Home & Safety
The Invisible Filter
Sudden sinkholes and forever chemicals have one thing in common: they're both driving up the cost of your local infrastructure.
Home & Safety
The Hazards Beneath Your Lawn
Toxic forever chemicals are forcing homeowners to look twice at their tap water and their frying pans.
Home & Safety
What's Actually Coming Out of Your Tap
Federal regulators are fighting over chemical testing rules, and local pipes are snapping under pressure. The safety of your home water supply is suddenly a front-burner issue.